National Film and Video Foundation

87 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg,

2198

South Africa’s Box Office Report (January to December 2015)

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

South Africa’s box office report provides an analysis of the performance of local films in

comparison to the international films. The report looks into the earnings of each film (the

top grossing films), market share, percentage share by distributors, top earning genre

and comparison between classic 2D (standard format) and classic 3D format.

Key Points:

Overall, theatrical box office grew by 36%;

A total of R 1 198 billion gross was recorded this year;

Domestic films also went up 25%, recording a box office gross of R69 million;

There were 243 titles shown at box office across the country, up from 228 titles

released in 2014;

22 local films released;

The market share for SA films is 6%;

Only 5 local films grossed over R5 million;

The 6% 2015 market share for local films compares with 11% in UK, 55.4% in

Japan, 35.2% in France, 25% in Germany, and 18.9% in Spain.

South African box office charts were dominated by big-budget Hollywood movies,

led by Star Wars, The Force Awakens, and Fast & Furious 7, both of which grossed

well over R50 million;

Globally, the popular top five films were, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic

World, Star Wars, Fast & Furious 7 and Minions;

Growth in films released in digital 3D screens in 2015 continues, 35 were released

on 3D & IMAX format claiming 45% of the gross, while standard format (classic

2d) accounted for 55%. Another development is the imminent arrival of ‘4DX’

cinemas;

Action movies were the highest grossing genre which took 20% of the gross box

office.

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2. DEFINITION OF TERMS

Gross Box Office

Consists of the revenues (ticket sales) generated from consumer spending at the box

office for theatrical motion pictures.

Market Share

It is the percentage of an industry or market's total sales that is earned over a specified

time period.

Note: In order to provide a fair comparison between movies released, all rankings are

based on ticket sales.

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2.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1

2. Definition of Terms ............................................................................................................................. 2

3. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................... 3

4. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4

5. Box Office Trends ............................................................................................................................... 5

5.1 Year-on-Year Gross Box Office ................................................................................................. 5

5.2 Domestic Gross Box Office (SA films only) ............................................................................. 5

5.3 Market Share ............................................................................................................................... 6

5.4 Correlation Matrix ....................................................................................................................... 7

5.5 Percentage Share by Distributor .............................................................................................. 8

5.6 Genre Classification .................................................................................................................... 8

5.7 Domestic Gross Box Office by Genre (SA films only) ............................................................ 9

5.8 Country Of Origin ...................................................................................................................... 10

5.9 Top Earning Films in 2015 ....................................................................................................... 11

5.10 Domestic films (SA only) ......................................................................................................... 12

5.11 Indigenous Language (local content) .................................................................................... 12

5.12 Gross Box Office split by Film Format ................................................................................... 13

6. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 15

7. Annexure ............................................................................................................................................ 16

Figure 1: Year-on-Year Gross Box Office ................................................................................................ 5

Figure 2: Year-on-Year Gross Box Office (SA films only) ..................................................................... 6

Figure 3: Correlation between GBO at release and Cumulative GBO ................................................. 7

Figure 4: Genre ........................................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 5: Gross Box Office by Genre ..................................................................................................... 10

Figure 6: Country of Origin ..................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 7: Gross Box office by Indigenous Language........................................................................... 13

Figure 8: Gross Box Office by Film Format ........................................................................................... 14

Table 1: SA Market Share .......................................................................................................................... 6

Table 2: Percentage Share by Distributor ............................................................................................... 8

Table 3: Top 25 films released in South Africa (entire region) ......................................................... 11

Table 4: Top SA qualifying films released in 2015 .............................................................................. 12

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3. INTRODUCTION

2015 turned out to be a remarkable year for theatrical releases in South African cinema

industry, which saw an impressive growth of 36% given the price hike on cinema tickets

by all exhibitors. Cinemas in South Africa typically see price increases, with Ster-Kinekor

and Times Media implementing an increase in ticket prices every year due to economic

volatilities.

A number of local films were well received by the international audience. Local Afrikaans

film Die Windpomp (The Windmill) won the Audience Award for Best Foreign Film at the

2015 Long Beach International Film Festival in New York, competing against over 50

internationally acclaimed films. Thina Sobabili won the coveted Audience Choice Award

at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) 2015, which took place in Los Angeles. Necktie

Youth, another local drama won both the best South African feature award and the

international jury award for best director “Sibs Shongwe-La Mer”, at the Durban

International Film Festival (DIFF). Miners Shot Down continues to garner international

recognition. The film won the Best Documentary at the International Emmy and was

supported by the National Film and Video Foundation

Furthermore, South Africa has become steadily more popular in recent years as an

international filming location. The country continues to meet its growing international

demand for its attractive locations. Few of the feature films shot locally that were released

in cinemas are as follows:

Avengers: Age of Ultron was one of the most anticipated titles this year which had

few scenes shot in Johannesburg inner city and Sandton area;

Mad Max Fury Road another moderate hit at the box office which had scenes shot

at our Cape Town film studios;

Chappie a science fiction film directed by South African Neill Blomkamp was shot

in Johannesburg inner city and in other parts of Soweto.

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4. BOX OFFICE TRENDS

4.1 YEAR-ON-YEAR GROSS BOX OFFICE

This year saw record breaking results at the box office. Box office revenues recorded a

solid upward trend with all theatrical revenues adding up to R1 198 billion in 2015 only.

This is the consumer spending directly related to cinema sales. The results are for all 243

films were released in South Africa, which is 15 more than the previous year (2014). This

year has shown remarkable growth of 36% at box office revenues from R880 million to

R1 198 billion, this is depicted in the figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Year-on-Year Gross Box Office

4.2 DOMESTIC GROSS BOX OFFICE (SA FILMS ONLY)

Locally produced films also performed significantly well and accounted for R69 million of

the year-on-year gross box office which was a good improvement given the fact that

there was ticket price hike in 2015 by exhibitors. Ster-Kinekor increased its movie ticket

price by a range of 5% to 16%, while price changes at Nu Metro varied between 0% and

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10.5% depending on which cinema you visit1. Thus, with only 22 theatrical productions

released in 2015, local films had a prominent rise of 25% from R55 million in 2014 to R69

million.

Figure 2: Year-on-Year Gross Box Office (SA films only)

4.3 MARKET SHARE

A total of 22 local films were released with a box office earning of R69.2 million which

accounts for 6% of gross box office. There has been no movement in the market share

from the previous year.

Table 1: SA Market Share

SA Box Office Trends, 2010 - 2014

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Number of Films 23 24 19 25 23 22

1Jan Vermeulen, Movie Prices Hiked in South Africa, My Broad Band http://mybroadband.co.za/news/general/138546-movie-prices-hiked-in-south-africa.html, Viewed 29 January 2016

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Box Office (R m) R 86.3 R 37.5 R 82.7 R 98.4 R 55.2 R 69.2

Change (%) - -57% 121% 19% -44% 25%

Share (%) 11% 5% 11% 11% 6% 6%

Source: NFVF

4.4 CORRELATION MATRIX

The statistic data shows that, a film that enjoys a strong opening with an aggressive

marketing campaign may yield higher revenues, not forgetting to take into account the

number of screens allocated to the films. The higher the number of screens, the larger

the audience. Looking at the figure 3 below, the graph is fairly stable showing a strong

correlation between gross box office at release and cumulative box office. Highest points

were noted in February (R127 million), April (R176 million), June (R123 million) and

December (R121 million) where those months recorded higher gross. These include the

popular release of Fifty Shades of Grey, SpongeBob Squarepants 2 (February), Fast &

Furious 7, Avengers & Cinderella (April), Jurassic World, Inside Out (June), and Star Wars

in December which performed very well.

Figure 3: Correlation between GBO at release and Cumulative GBO

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4.5 PERCENTAGE SHARE BY DISTRIBUTOR

The biggest portion of market share was taken by Ster Kinekor Distribution (SK) and

Times Media Distribution claiming 31% each. Ster Kinekor distributed a total of 83 films

generating a total of R376.3 million in revenues. The second biggest pie was taken by

Times Media distributing 81 films and taking a total gross of R366.4 million. United

International Pictures (UIP) took 29% market share with the 35 films distributed which

generated R352.1 million as shown in Table 3 below. Black Sheep, Crystal Brook and

Indigenous film distributors were the bottom 3.

Table 2: Percentage Share by Distributor

Percentage Share by Distributor

Distributor Count Of Movie Title Gross Box Office % Share

Black Sheep 25 R 78 776 507 7%

Crystal Brook 14 R 12 532 217 1%

Indigenous 5 R 12 177 231 1%

Ster Kinekor 83 R 376 271 977 31%

Times Media 81 R 366 398 709 31%

UIP 35 R 352 105 677 29%

243 R 1 198 262 317 100%

Source: NFVF

Box Office Gross = Cumulative gross up to 01 February 2016

4.6 GENRE CLASSIFICATION

The most popular genre with the highest earnings were Action movies claiming 20% of

box office gross (R245 million), followed by Action/Adventure with 17%, and Animation

at 17% respectively. Audience response to different genres is a key success factor in

determining the kind of films moviegoers would most likely watch at box office. Out of

the 243 titles released this year, 72 of those were Drama earning only R96 million.

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Another one was Comedy with 30 titles released which earned R154 million, Overall the

top 5 popular genre was Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama and Romance.

Figure 4: Genre

4.7 DOMESTIC GROSS BOX OFFICE BY GENRE (SA FILMS ONLY)

As for local films, there were few combinations of genre with Comedy (R28 million) being

the highest grossing genre with only 3 titles, in second place was Drama (R22 million)

with 10 titles released, and Romance (R13 million) in third with 4 titles released. There

was also an Animated film Sneeukoningin which did not perform quite well earning only

R986K.

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Figure 5: Gross Box Office by Genre

4.8 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

In figure 5 below, films are classified by country of origin; in line with the usual trend

most of the title released this year are of USA origin accounting for 71% (R851 million)

of gross box office. UK/USA2 origin accounted for 11% (R127 million), and South African

films represented 6% (R69 million).

Figure 6: Country of Origin

2 Unofficial Coproduction, there is no treaty between UK and USA

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4.9 TOP EARNING FILMS IN 2015

Table 3 below lists the top grossing titles in 2015. Fast & Furious 7 was the top earner

taking the number one spot at box office grossing R89.9 million, and consistent with

earlier releases of this franchise. Star Wars was the second highest grossing film which

took R51.5 million for the 8 weeks it has been on circuit. Minions which took the third

spot earned R50 million in 12 weeks. Among the top 25 list was Avengers, Jurassic world,

Fifty Shades of Grey, Spectre, etc. (See Table 3 below).

Table 3: Top 25 films released in South Africa (entire region)

Source: Ster Kinekor, Box Office Mojo

Box Office Gross = Cumulative gross up to 01 February 2016

Films with an asterisk (*) were still being exhibited on 01 February 2016

Movie Title Release Date Country of Origin Weeks on Circuit Gross Box Office

Fast & Furious 7 April USA 13 R 89 781 503

Star Wars: The Force Awakeness (Incl 3D, Imax & 4DX)* December USA 8 R 51 541 139

Minions (Incl 3D) July USA 12 R 49 991 165

Avengers: Age of Ultron (incl. 3D & Imax) April USA 11 R 47 181 912

Jurassic World (Incl 3D & Imax) June USA 12 R 46 867 371

Fifty Shades of Grey February USA 12 R 46 632 499

Spectre (Incl Imax)* November UK/USA 9 R 40 724 046

Pitch Perfect 2 May USA 11 R 30 946 311

Taken 3 January FRA 7 R 24 703 010

Inside Out (incl 3D) June USA 13 R 23 580 460

Home (incl 3D) March USA 12 R 21 853 527

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (Incl 3d & Imax November USA 10 R 21 253 172

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation(Incl Imax) August UK/USA 9 R 21 009 665

Spongebob Squarepants 2 (incl 3D) February USA 12 R 18 654 290

Hotel Transylvania 2 (Incl 3D) October USA 11 R 18 108 508

Schuks! Pay Back the Money August SA 8 R 17 608 083

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (incl 3D & Imax) March USA 9 R 17 412 160

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (incl 3D) September USA 9 R 17 327 456

San Andreas (inl 3D) June USA 10 R 17 197 228

Cinderella April UK/USA 9 R 16 982 875

Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip* December USA 5 R 16 951 691

Mad Max: Fury Road (incl 3D & Imax) May USA 11 R 16 752 366

Spy June USA 14 R 15 910 228

Terminator Geneisys (Incl 3D & Imax) July USA 8 R 14 807 862

Point Break (Incl 3D) * December CHINA/GER/USA 5 R 14 025 254

Top 25 films released in South Africa (Entire region), 2015

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4.10 DOMESTIC FILMS (SA ONLY)

The 3 local films that performed well at box office were Schuks! Pay Back the Money,

Ballade vir ‘n Enkeling and Mooirivier. Schuks! Pay back the money took the first spot

earning R17.6 million. However, SA’s number one prankster film producer did not attract

a lot of audiences this year especially in comparison with previous Leon Schuster movies

that usually gross over R25 million (looking back since 2010). The second highest grossing

film was Ballade vir ‘n Enkelling earning R9.9 million, Mooirivier earned itself R7.2 million

at third place.

Table 4: Top SA qualifying films released in 2015

Source: Ster Kinekor, Box Office Mojo

Box Office Gross = Cumulative gross up to 01 February 2016

Films with an asterisk (*) were still being exhibited on 01 February 2016

4.11 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (LOCAL CONTENT)

Afrikaans films were the most popular accounting for 14 titles released and taking 65%

of the gross (R45 million). There was only one film in Afrikaans/English which was Shcuks!

Pay Back the Money earning R17.6 million (25%). IsiZulu/English language followed in

the third place earning R4.2 (6%) million, those included the likes of Tell Me Sweet

Something, Ayanda and Hear Me Move.

Movie Title Release Date Weeks on Circuit BOG At Release Box Office Gross

Schuks! Pay Back the Money August 8 R 4 279 739 R 17 608 083

Ballade vir 'n Enkeling March 7 R 2 218 559 R 9 988 579

Mooirivier February 8 R 1 301 299 R 7 242 213

Strikdas April 6 R 1 219 665 R 5 357 865

Hollywood in my Huis June 8 R 881 163 R 5 085 370

Dis Ek Anna October 6 R 773 160 R 4 353 322

Treurgrond May 5 R 749 286 R 2 861 582

Tell Me Sweet Something September 13 R 834 589 R 2 824 433

French Toast April 3 R 684 425 R 2 452 344

Somer Son May 5 R 607 713 R 1 879 451

Top 10 South African films, 2015

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Figure 7: Gross Box office by Indigenous Language

4.12 GROSS BOX OFFICE SPLIT BY FILM FORMAT

The digital 3D movies is on demand, with many of the latest animated films, action and

sci-fi movies being presented with a third-dimension (3D). Some movies theaters offer

both in 3D and IMAX format. IMAX draws you into something as close to reality as you

have ever experienced. Growth in digital 3D screens in 2015 continues, compared to the

standard format (usually called classic 2D), 35 films had a 3D & IMAX format claiming

45% of the gross, while standard format accounted for 55%.

Another development is the imminent arrival of ‘4DX’ cinemas, after an agreement was

reached between Nu Metro and CJ 4DPlex. The cinemas, which use synchronized effects

such as vibration, wind and lightning to enhance the viewing experience, will be installed

in selected Nu Metro theatres3. In spite of ticket prices costing as much as R110 each (as

opposed to around R40 for classic 2D), the three new IMAX complexes have been

experiencing big success. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in 3D, IMAX and

4DX and has seen strong results.

3PWC, (2015) Entertainment and Media Outlook 2015 – 2019 South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya

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Figure 8: Gross Box Office by Film Format

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5. CONCLUSION

The cinema industry in South Africa will continue to see steady growth. This is in spite of

ticket price hike. The rise will help box office revenues to increase year-on-year. A movie

that “does well at the box office” attracts many people and generates a good amount of

revenue. However, this will also hit hard on consumer pockets as the economy is currently

not doing well.

The role of distributors and exhibitors in supporting local films has been on the spot light

after local romantic comedy “Tell Me Sweet Something” had screens reduced from 47 to

27 screens in its third week after what has been argued as a successful run for local films.

This move prompted the Minister of Arts and Culture to call an Imbizo (stakeholder

engagement) to look into the distribution of local films and establish a distribution forum

to ensure that local content enjoys much more exposure like their international

counterparts. Ongoing engagements between the NFVF, government stakeholders and

players in the distribution and exhibition are to come up with concrete plans to support

local films.

A persistent comment is that audiences in the townships don’t have access to cinemas

(with many cinemas being located in upmarket shopping malls, although others have

pointed out that the likes of Maponya Mall, Parrow and Promenade are within reach), and

couldn’t afford the admission price even if they did. This needs to be looked at because

as ticket price rises this makes it even more difficult for them. Distributors and exhibitors

have tried to address this problem by reducing ticket prices in less affluent areas, for

example theaters like Calton Centre and Sterland are priced differently compared to

cinemas in upmarket malls.

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6. ANNEXURE

Movie Title Release Date Weeks on Rel. Screens Distributor Country of Origin Genre B/O at Rel. B/O to date

Fast & Furious 7 April 13 125 UIP USA Action R 21 010 561 R 89 781 503

Star Wars: The Force Awakeness (Incl 3D, Imax & 4DX)* December 6 156 Ster kinekor USA Action/Adventure R 16 443 116 R 51 541 139

Minions (Incl 3D) July 12 124 UIP USA Animation R 12 337 899 R 49 991 165

Avengers: Age of Ultron (incl. 3D & Imax) April 11 130 Ster kinekor USA Action/Adventure R 12 340 431 R 47 181 912

Jurassic World (Incl 3D & Imax) June 12 112 UIP USA Sci-fi R 8 823 484 R 46 867 371

Fifty Shades of Grey February 12 97 UIP USA Romance R 14 129 150 R 46 632 499

Spectre (Incl Imax)* November 9 150 Ster kinekor UK/USA Action R 9 713 109 R 40 724 046

Pitch Perfect 2 May 11 114 UIP USA Comedy R 6 250 089 R 30 946 311

Taken 3 January 7 95 Times Media FRA Action R 5 664 534 R 24 703 010

Inside Out (incl 3D) June 13 114 Ster kinekor USA Animation R 3 352 879 R 23 580 460

Home (incl 3D) March 12 100 Times Media USA Animation R 3 367 815 R 21 853 527

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (Incl 3d & Imax November 10 143 Times Media USA Action/Adventure R 6 277 460 R 21 253 172

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation(Incl Imax) August 9 103 Times Media UK/USA Action R 5 363 052 R 21 009 665

Spongebob Squarepants 2 (incl 3D) February 12 89 UIP USA Animation R 2 873 471 R 18 654 290

Hotel Transylvania 2 (Incl 3D) October 11 129 Ster kinekor USA Animation R 4 348 085 R 18 108 508

Schuks! Pay Back the Money August 8 121 Ster kinekor SA Comedy R 4 279 739 R 17 608 083

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (incl 3D & Imax) March 9 88 Black Sheep USA Action/Adventure R 3 833 178 R 17 412 160

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (incl 3D) September 9 104 Times Media USA Action/Adventure R 4 752 046 R 17 327 456

San Andreas (inl 3D) June 10 111 Times Media USA Action R 4 197 328 R 17 197 228

Cinderella April 9 94 Ster kinekor UK/USA Fantasy R 3 314 612 R 16 982 875

Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip* December 5 99 Times Media USA Animation R 3 681 107 R 16 951 691

Mad Max: Fury Road (incl 3D & Imax) May 11 112 Times Media USA Sci-fi R 2 973 490 R 16 752 366

Spy June 14 87 Times Media USA Comedy R 2 707 894 R 15 910 228

Terminator Geneisys (Incl 3D & Imax) July 8 100 UIP USA Action R 3 562 964 R 14 807 862

Point Break (Incl 3D) * December 5 93 Black Sheep CHINA/GER/USA Action R 2 739 378 R 14 025 254

Paddington January 15 87 Black Sheep UK Animation R 2 280 527 R 11 862 675

American Sniper February 11 64 Times Media USA Drama R 1 771 470 R 11 560 293

Focus March 7 86 Times Media USA Comedy R 1 922 873 R 11 489 519

Ant-Man(Incl 3D & Imax) July 7 131 Ster kinekor UK/USA Action/Adventure R 3 494 080 R 11 416 913

Annie January 10 91 Ster kinekor USA Musical R 2 999 456 R 11 243 601

Kingsman: The Secret Service (incl Imax) February 10 69 Times Media UK Action/Adventure R 1 937 529 R 10 236 419

Ballade vir 'n Enkeling March 7 64 Ster kinekor SA Drama R 2 218 559 R 9 988 579

The Wedding Ringer February 13 55 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 1 346 983 R 9 789 757

The Perfect Guy September 15 40 Ster kinekor USA Thriller R 1 119 455 R 9 711 843

Ted 2 June 8 75 UIP USA Comedy R 1 857 839 R 9 256 149

Pixels (Incl 3D & Imax) July 6 115 Ster kinekor USA Action/Comedy/Sci-fiR 3 030 462 R 9 024 893

Magic Mike XXL July 7 95 Times Media USA Comedy/Drama R 2 231 211 R 8 473 847

Goosebumps (incl 3D) October 7 107 Ster kinekor AUS/USA Horror R 1 850 183 R 8 429 069

The Peanuts Movie (Incl 3D) December 5 130 Times Media USA Animation R 2 004 432 R 8 223 383

Jupiter Ascending (Incl 3D & Imax) February 7 57 Times Media UK/USA Sci-fi R 1 832 530 R 8 223 215

The Martian (incl 3D) October 9 94 Times Media USA Sci-fi R 1 787 799 R 8 192 183

The Intern September 12 69 Times Media USA Comedy R 1 792 728 R 7 949 652

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel March 9 63 Times Media UK/USA Comedy/Drama R 1 229 779 R 7 478 291

The Last Witch Hunter* December 6 42 Times Media USA Action/Adventure R 1 580 283 R 7 326 215

Mooirivier February 8 59 Times Media SA Romance R 1 301 299 R 7 242 213

The Seventh Son (Incl 3D and Imax) January 7 75 UIP CHINA/USA Action/Adventure R 1 892 151 R 7 156 808

The Fantastic Four August 6 104 Times Media USA Action/Adventure R 2 011 173 R 6 702 075

Transporter Refuled (Incl Imax) September 13 84 Black Sheep FRA/CHINA/BEL Action R 2 102 774 R 6 584 388

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (Incl 3D) January 4 62 Ster kinekor USA Animation R 1 579 389 R 6 291 678

Pan (incl 3D) October 6 104 Times Media AUS/UK/USA Fantasy R 2 025 996 R 6 245 512

Everest (Incl 3D & Imax) September 8 62 UIP ICELAND/UK/USA Thriller R 1 521 571 R 6 225 877

Little Prince (Incl 3D) December 5 82 UIP FRA/CAN Animation R 1 227 164 R 6 025 973

Into the Woods January 7 35 Ster kinekor USA Fantasy R 1 122 385 R 6 011 556

Run All Night April 5 84 Times Media USA Action R 1 636 412 R 5 941 559

Maya The Bee Movie (Incl 3D) September 7 95 Black Sheep AUS/GER Animation R 1 305 881 R 5 459 137

Strikdas April 6 51 Indigenous SA Comedy R 1 219 665 R 5 357 865

Imitation Game January 17 35 Ster kinekor UK/USA Drama R 316 991 R 5 320 075

Burnt October 6 61 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 1 139 212 R 5 252 840

Vacation September 5 90 Times Media USA Comedy R 1 528 450 R 5 120 094

Pay the Ghost October 2 13 Crystal Brook CAN Horror R 92 564 R 5 120 094

Hollywood in my Huis June 8 49 Indigenous SA Comedy R 881 163 R 5 085 370

Man from U.N.C.L.E August 7 80 Times Media UK/USA Action R 1 351 619 R 4 623 620

Get Hard May 6 51 Times Media USA Comedy R 1 486 414 R 4 545 232

Dis Ek Anna October 6 39 Times Media SA Drama R 773 160 R 4 353 322

Hitman: Agent 47 September 5 74 Times Media GER/USA Action/Adventure R 1 573 253 R 4 270 510

Love the Coopers December 6 52 Black Sheep USA Comedy R 849 202 R 4 182 771

Bridge of Spies* November 12 54 Times Media USA Thriller R 996 692 R 4 085 054

Creed December 7 50 Times Media USA Drama R 756 220 R 3 794 053

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 May 11 55 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 828 352 R 3 548 501

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TrainWreck August 7 57 UIP USA Comedy R 789 348 R 3 430 585

Woman in Gold July 10 32 Ster kinekor UK/USA Drama R 558 504 R 3 335 964

Tomorrowland May 5 91 Ster kinekor USA Sci-fi R 1 172 776 R 3 307 862

The Theory of Everything February 11 15 Ster kinekor UK Drama R 516 833 R 3 237 164

Chappie (incl Imax) March 4 72 Ster kinekor USA Sci-fi R 953 581 R 3 019 821

Fury January 4 56 Times Media CHI/UK/USA Action R 1 014 078 R 2 992 512

Paper Towns August 7 43 Times Media USA Drama R 869 785 R 2 991 917

The Duff May 4 51 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 1 269 407 R 2 968 331

Entourage July 5 51 Times Media USA Comedy R 798 409 R 2 927 840

Treurgrond May 5 42 Times Media SA Drama R 749 286 R 2 861 582

Tell Me Sweet Something September 13 45 UIP SA Comedy/Romance R 834 589 R 2 824 433

The Judge January 5 26 Times Media USA Drama R 643 587 R 2 760 798

The Longest Ride April 3 48 Times Media USA Romance R 668 905 R 2 704 349

War Room November 9 10 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 134 548 R 2 646 635

French Toast April 3 50 Times Media SA Romance R 684 425 R 2 452 344

Blinky Bill November 5 65 Black Sheep AUS/USA Animation R 603 797 R 2 404 088

Far From the Madding Crowd May 12 22 Times Media UK/USA Drama R 454 894 R 2 368 968

Hot Pursuit May 6 40 Times Media USA Comedy R 616 071 R 2 355 924

Shaun the Sheep Movie February 7 52 Black Sheep FRA/UK Animation R 704 536 R 2 351 606

YellowBird May 7 35 Black Sheep BEL/FRA Animation R 242 656 R 2 197 395

Sicario October 8 58 Black Sheep USA Drama R 694 478 R 2 141 419

Birdman January 8 14 Times Media USA Drama R 258 305 R 2 138 581

Boy Next Door March 11 21 UIP USA Thriller R 383 936 R 2 136 781

St Vincent January 5 33 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 487 256 R 2 125 110

Straight Outta Compton October 6 55 UIP USA Drama R 741 797 R 2 057 127

Wild Card June 6 48 Ster kinekor USA Action R 567 488 R 2 009 420

Somer Son May 5 50 Ster kinekor SA Comedy/Drama R 607 713 R 1 879 451

Crimson Peak (incl Imax) October 4 41 UIP USA Horror R 695 318 R 1 870 938

Black Mass October 4 49 Times Media USA Crime/Drama R 560 245 R 1 867 872

Book of Life (3D) April 3 43 Times Media USA Animation R 407 786 R 1 835 192

BoyChoir August 8 27 Ster kinekor NETHER/USA Drama R 292 078 R 1 820 760

SouthPaw September 3 56 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 723 769 R 1 820 287

Brooklyn* November 11 12 Ster kinekor CAN/IRE/UK Drama R 230 861 R 1 819 188

n Man Soos My Pa November 7 46 Black Sheep SA Drama R 416 544 R 1 713 904

The Jakes are Missing October 4 46 Ster kinekor SA Romance R 472 289 R 1 704 872

Still Alice February 12 12 UIP USA Drama R 195 274 R 1 685 682

The Gift December 3 38 Ster kinekor AUS/USA Thriller R 514 924 R 1 684 459

The Walk (Incl 3D & Imax) October 2 56 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 751 562 R 1 662 963

Mortdecai February 6 39 Black Sheep USA Action/Comedy R 557 350 R 1 644 930

The Cobbler March 4 34 Crystal Brook USA Comedy/Drama R 344 096 R 1 631 138

Tracers January 4 40 Ster kinekor USA Crime R 546 577 R 1 608 681

Addicted February 5 28 Times Media USA Drama R 322 690 R 1 600 183

The Lady in the Van* December 7 8 Ster kinekor UK Drama R 218 811 R 1 579 602

The Rewrite May 3 91 Ster kinekor USA Comedy/Romance R 481 778 R 1 575 940

Trouvoete December 4 48 UIP SA Romance R 628 199 R 1 553 803

Barbie Princess Power January 10 45 UIP USA Animation R 457 995 R 1 469 451

The Gunman April 3 61 Black Sheep SPAIN/UK/USA Thriller R 600 947 R 1 449 007

Poltergeist 3D May 4 25 Times Media USA Horror R 438 571 R 1 417 564

Legend October 9 30 Black Sheep UK Crime/Drama R 353 424 R 1 359 208

How to Make Love Like an Englishman* November 11 24 Times Media UK/USA Comedy/Romance R 336 333 R 1 282 178

Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension(Incl 3D) October 7 17 UIP USA Horror R 299 669 R 1 240 696

Self/Less September 3 48 Ster kinekor USA Sci-fi R 483 884 R 1 223 212

Playing it Cool March 3 54 Crystal Brook USA Comedy/Romance R 483 316 R 1 177 748

No Escape November 3 33 Ster kinekor USA Action R 378 614 R 1 171 585

Mr Holmes August 3 24 Ster kinekor UK/USA Crime/Drama R 296 494 R 1 133 444

Black or White April 5 39 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 354 428 R 1 112 008

Die Pro September 3 52 Ster kinekor SA Drama R 288 092 R 1 109 613

Foxcatcher January 3 22 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 338 512 R 1 100 276

Age of Adaline May 6 48 Black Sheep USA Drama R 459 015 R 1 082 121

Lila & Eve August 4 34 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 303 147 R 1 076 812

5 Flights Up June 6 26 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 215 878 R 1 045 719

Selma February 5 47 UIP UK/USA Drama R 316 991 R 1 041 829

Insidious Chapter 3 June 8 14 Ster kinekor USA Horror R 143 384 R 1 026 725

Bus 657: Heist December 4 29 Crystal Brook USA Action/Thriller R 282 611 R 1 005 473

Night Crawler March 8 31 Ster kinekor USA Crime/Drama R 278 736 R 1 000 805

While We're Young July 6 16 Ster kinekor USA Comedy/Drama R 234 739 R 1 000 545

Unbroken January 6 22 UIP USA Drama R 226 285 R 997 052

Sneeukoningin (Incl 3D) October 6 54 Indigenous SA Animation R 309 293 R 985 579

American Ultra October 4 37 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 324 696 R 983 321

Top Five March 6 30 UIP USA Comedy R 261 153 R 926 262

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Big Game July 7 32 Black Sheep FINLAND/GER/UK Action/Thriller R 310 956 R 907 512

A Walk in the Woods November 3 22 Ster kinekor USA Adventure R 272 122 R 899 746

Steve Jobs* December 5 17 UIP UK/USA Drama R 181 362 R 871 308

The Gallows July 4 22 Times Media USA Horror R 271 390 R 794 553

Ricki & the Flash September 4 20 Ster kinekor USA Comedy/Drama R 246 585 R 792 082

The Night Before December 3 2 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 168 577 R 772 477

Ayanda October 6 26 Indigenous SA Drama R 234 041 R 734 107

Black Sea July 3 27 Ster kinekor UK/USA/RUSSIA Thriller R 241 018 R 696 378

That Sugar Film July 7 8 Times Media AUS Documentary R 105 324 R 695 219

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken July 4 29 Ster kinekor NETHERLANDS/UK Crime/Drama R 233 078 R 692 030

We Are Your Friends September 3 39 Black Sheep USA Drama R 235 009 R 668 398

Hear Me Move February 3 41 Ster kinekor SA Drama R 230 144 R 657 490

Victor Frankestein December 2 28 Times Media UK/USA Sci-fi R 504 272 R 650 502

Pride January 7 14 UIP FRA/UK Comedy/Drama R 136 007 R 647 970

Project Almanac April 4 33 UIP USA Sci-fi R 193 875 R 638 602

Blackhat March 4 30 UIP USA Thriller R 154 370 R 635 460

Strange Magic March 6 7 Ster kinekor USA Animation R 111 631 R 625 863

God's Not Dead July 7 14 Crystal Brook USA Drama R 113 842 R 619 639

Dark Places September 4 24 Times Media FRA/UK/USA Drama R 244 553 R 618 327

Lazarus Effect March 3 13 Times Media USA Horror R 175 595 R 615 580

Carol December 3 13 Ster kinekor UK/USA Drama R 223 394 R 607 769

Knock Knock October 8 13 Crystal Brook CHILE/USA Horror R 182 343 R 604 459

A Royal Night Out July 3 16 Times Media UK Drama R 168 072 R 599 439

Max September 4 33 Times Media USA Family R 182 267 R 583 496

She's Funny that Way May 3 33 Crystal Brook USA Comedy R 302 844 R 577 150

Barely Lethal May 2 38 Times Media USA Action/Adventure R 254 894 R 573 394

Thina Sobabili: The two of us July 2 14 Times Media SA Drama R 378 568 R 562 442

Life of Crime July 2 16 Ster kinekor USA Crime R 197 475 R 550 344

5 to 7 June 7 9 Times Media USA Comedy/Romance R 92 831 R 506 665

A Little Chaos May 9 9 Times Media UK Drama R 127 266 R 499 681

True Story June 6 6 Times Media USA Drama R 62 170 R 491 226

Are You Here February 2 26 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 210 965 R 488 113

Dying of the Light February 3 5 Crystal Brook BAHAMAS Drama R 6 409 R 486 588

Danny Collins March 2 23 Times Media USA Comedy/Drama R 160 934 R 468 509

The Visit September 2 25 UIP USA Horror R 165 433 R 458 440

Cut Bank July 4 24 Black Sheep USA Thriller R 163 770 R 455 022

Survivor May 3 23 Crystal Brook USA Action/Thriller R 169 373 R 450 232

Elsa & Fred December 6 7 Times Media CAN/MEXICO/USA Comedy/Romance R 81 868 R 445 319

The Vatican Tapes August 3 18 Times Media USA Horror R 174 660 R 444 633

A Most Violent Year May 3 25 Ster kinekor USA/UAE Drama R 160 535 R 439 498

Wild February 4 8 Times Media USA Drama R 103 757 R 387 085

Cake February 3 24 Crystal Brook USA Drama R 134 408 R 379 625

Robots Overlords April 2 27 Ster kinekor UK Action/Adventure R 181 778 R 354 147

Abraham October 3 20 Ster kinekor SA Drama R 101 768 R 346 271

Whiplash February 3 5 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 88 390 R 341 530

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse November 3 22 UIP USA Horror R 114 025 R 331 567

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death March 2 14 Times Media UK/USA Horror R 154 466 R 331 400

Testament of Youth November 4 7 Times Media DENMARK/UK Drama R 61 164 R 321 437

The Humbling January 2 23 Times Media USA/ITALY Comedy/Drama R 123 346 R 318 630

Before We Go November 2 11 Ster kinekor USA Comedy/Drama R 199 863 R 306 928

The Guest June 2 23 Ster kinekor UK/USA Thriller R 105 869 R 301 999

Return To Sender November 2 11 Times Media USA Thriller R 106 471 R 294 571

Big Eyes February 2 18 Ster kinekor CAN/USA Drama R 127 065 R 294 067

Jenny's Wedding August 2 20 Times Media USA Comedy R 137 907 R 283 510

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl October 4 16 Times Media USA Drama R 78 924 R 276 644

Everly June 4 22 Ster kinekor USA Action/Thriller R 85 240 R 261 930

Mistress America September 6 5 Times Media USA Comedy R 48 531 R 258 764

You're Not You May 3 23 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 188 306 R 244 362

Song One June 4 12 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 64 718 R 242 955

Love & Mercy August 5 12 Black Sheep USA Drama R 75 717 R 236 978

The Gambler March 2 12 UIP USA Crime/Drama R 84 323 R 234 506

Dear White People April 4 7 Ster kinekor USA Comedy/Drama R 66 120 R 229 014

Molly Moon: The Incredible Hypnotist October 2 20 Times Media UK Family R 107 461 R 226 771

Inherent Vice April 2 5 Times Media USA Crime R 80 458 R 226 542

Child 44 May 2 21 Times Media USA Drama R 174 899 R 224 086

Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby March 2 15 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 80 875 R 218 105

Kill the Messenger February 2 16 Ster kinekor USA Thriller R 84 991 R 218 105

Rudderless July 8 4 Black Sheep USA Comedy/Drama R 50 096 R 215 253

Wolf Totem (Imax) November 5 5 UIP CHINA/FRA Adventure R 83 668 R 203 231

Do You Believe May 1 18 Times Media USA Drama R 68 566 R 194 444

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Source: Ster Kinekor, Box Office Mojo

Box Office Gross = Cumulative gross up to 01 February 2016

Films with an asterisk (*) were still being exhibited on 01 February 2016

The Forger May 1 12 Times Media USA Crime R 111 858 R 167 696

The Riot Club June 5 12 Ster kinekor UK Drama R 135 797 R 167 622

The Loft November 1 12 Ster kinekor BEL/USA Thriller R 155 810 R 165 471

Unfinished Business May 1 18 Times Media USA Comedy R 123 501 R 158 224

The Program November 2 15 Black Sheep FRA/UK Drama R 73 935 R 153 876

Mississippi Grind October 2 23 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 67 501 R 151 343

Kite January 2 12 UIP MEXICO/USA Crime R 61 065 R 149 223

McFarland March 2 7 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 60 844 R 139 657

The Pyramid January 1 5 Crystal Brook USA Horror R 153 961 R 136 575

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet October 5 10 UIP CAN/FRA/USA Animation R 48 076 R 136 316

Rosewater March 3 7 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 39 811 R 133 524

Love Sick March 2 16 Crystal Brook USA Comedy R 59 041 R 133 402

The Interview February 1 5 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 52 163 R 131 358

Glory Game: The Joost van der Westhuizen Story August 2 16 Crystal Brook SA Documentary R 50 544 R 121 136

Pawn Sacrifice October 2 5 Times Media USA Drama R 48 591 R 113 859

Rock The Kasbah November 2 20 Black Sheep USA Comedy/Drama R 45 804 R 113 691

Breaking Through October 1 21 Times Media USA Musical R 95 986 R 112 135

White Bird in a Blizzard August 4 4 UIP FRA/USA Drama R 36 767 R 111 479

Coming Home September 4 4 UIP CHINA Drama R 27 305 R 107 130

Accidental Love May 1 11 Times Media UK/USA Comedy/Romance R 65 773 R 98 022

Infinitely Polar Bear May 3 11 Crystal Brook USA Drama R 37 647 R 88 959

He Named Me Malala November 1 18 Times Media UAE/USA Documentary R 75 254 R 82 400

Mommy August 2 4 Times Media CAN Drama R 28 759 R 78 693

The Remaining February 1 5 Ster kinekor USA Horror R 57 132 R 74 817

Life October 1 17 Ster kinekor AUS/CAN/GER/UK/USA Drama R 62 928 R 72 010

Everything will be fine August 2 12 Black Sheep GER/USA Drama R 50 402 R 57 883

Saint Laurent April 1 6 Times Media BEL/FRA Biography R 43 039 R 54 481

Big Stone Gap November 2 10 Black Sheep USA Comedy/Romance R 21 687 R 53 443

Spare Parts April 1 10 Times Media USA Drama R 37 625 R 47 920

Where Hope Grows August 1 6 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 39 805 R 46 868

The Last Five Years May 3 5 Black Sheep USA Musical R 22 564 R 44 390

Dope October 2 6 Ster kinekor USA Comedy R 41 452 R 36 224

Lost River July 1 4 Ster kinekor USA Drama R 14 922 R 24 975

Impunity August 1 3 Indigenous SA Thriller R 12 464 R 14 311

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